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Mows, this effort naturally
his final »r aeml-flnatwat-
[new on all prisoners fwtunf
Russia, together with the
returned wounded and the
•biy will barely suffice to
active divisions up to any
their intended strength,
aiser may undertake elaborate
ere and there, but the indlca
hls main thrust will be
the British or the French and
(combined.
formation is that the Germans
nmer the British with the bulk,
army, simultaneously spread
stands to the effect that the
[do not fight as well as the
llles, in order to create friction
(the entente nations.
tille prisoners admit that
mouth* are still watering for
and the oool, green valley of
nme, stretching toward the sea.
with double objectives -one
and sinister, the other dar
desperate—H indenfeurg may
eted shortly to set the western
ont ablaze,
meantime, events, out here
ling as usual before an of-
There Is considerable shell
high explosives, and joekeying
high ground that furnishes the
Wonnded Inclnde
Killed in Action and
ran Fr»m Accidents.
^^Prees Lesaad Wire Servioel
SHTNtTTOK, May 21.—Oeneral
forty-one names In
•^^ty Ust divided as fol-
Wiled In action.-
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°«ad o? disease.
faead from woonds. S*'4
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rn of accidents. ««•»_•*
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Jteen wounded severelr^ A vl
wonnded slightly
•missing in action."
w.^11 A^ell. AtOebore,
L^.d
Wm. KL B. Bmerson,
Kf*. were killed in action,
iin reported
m?Z
Xnown to
missing in
His home Is Colfax, Iowa,
in action:
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M" Al«en-
Atne-
Btaersona,
Leslie Allen.
"c*. Conn.
nadL
Pr1vates
John Kel-
Rooco
V. Marone, Hart-
r^worods received in action:
Blgelow, A«bory
wxfctent:
oii« & Ooflin,
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rt R- Metiger,
Oh«A A.1® Robertson, Hhm
^^M^Uock,
JO Paso, Texas
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KM JO LEAD GREAT SMASH
?y,
Troops Take Thirty Prisoners and Six
Machine Guns, While Waiting
for Offensive to Start.
Philip 8lmm», United Press I advantage of position. The air along
iff Correspondent.] the 9omme is buzzing wfth allied and
THE BRITI8H ARMIES IN German planes, the aerial fighting be-
May 20.—(night)—General ing of unusual scope and intensity,
in is widely reported to be: The finest lighting weather of the
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Field Marthal Hlndenborg
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undred Divisions, 1,200,000 Men, All
Poped Up by Germany's Pro
fessional Spirits Boosters.
continues. There has been only
one
[opening.
•late that a hundred divisions
troops, (1,200,000 man) are
Hindenburg's order. Forty
are fresh, not having been
this season's fighting. The
have been out of the line
to be rested and doped
|lly by Germany's professional
ters. Without prophesy
twill be the nature of his next
shower since a week ago and this
was insufficient to settle the dusty,
bone dry roads. The trees lining the
roads are covered with a fine, white
powder, while motors resemble the
dust-covered hero in the third act of
"Shenandoah." The fields are a beau
tiful green, right up to the trenches.
Both the Somme and Lys battle fields
look semi-tropical—more like Louis
iana than northern France.
It would be strange if Hindenburg
allowed such weather to be wasted.
These days favor an •WenetVe fan
mora than defensive battle.
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Von ^l-ftndenborg Hesitates.
]By J. W. T. Mason, United .Press
War Expert
NBW YORK. May 21.—Continual
hesitation to resume the offensive in
Pleardy and Flanders by Von Hind en
bore is acting to the increasing disad
vantage of the Germans, and suggests
the existence of divided opinions at
the kaiser's headquarters.
There are indications that reorgani
zation of Germany's shattered divi
sions along the west front, sufficient
for a renewal of offensive tactics, was
completed some time ago. Neverthe
less Von Hindenburg has postponed
from day to day his apparent desire
to try once more to reach the chan
nel ports. During this period of inde
cision the allies have been given time
to bring u-p reinforcements and an op
portunty has been presented for
American troops In decreasing num
bers to enter the trenches and fa
miliarize themselves with local condi
tions. Furthermore General Foch has
been able to direct limited offensives
at which he is amazingly adept, and
(Continued on page 2.)
•AY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS FORTY-ONE NAMES
vllle, Mass. Jtrfinny Wilson, Norfolk,
Va.
Wounded severely:
Lieutenant Frank A. Fritz, Butler,
N. J. Sergeant« Walter W. Crisler,
Ava, 111. John H. Victor, Memphis,
Tram. Corporals Sanford B. FJelland,
IHictley, Iowa Frank Mertes. FVvin
tain City, Wis. Panl El Sandei, tewts
buxg, Pa Bloomfleld Weidner, Potts
town, Pa. Privates Wlndsorf F. Al
exander. Mik, Maine Frederick A.
Hall, Gardner, Mass. Adley C. Jor
dan, Centrahoma. Okla. Irvin K. Mo
Cormack, Donnvbrook. N. D. Adam
V. Mixiackl, Pulaski. Wis. Vincent
•Nickel, Chicago Frank B. Roth, Fort
Wayne, Ind.: Abraham Shellenbarger,
Hingham, Mont. Chas. H. Siavik.
4012 William St., Omaha. Neb. Saml
T. Smith, Barton, Ark. Wesley B..
Wentworth, 1117 Bast Twentieth Ave.,
Denver. Colo.
Wounded slightly:
Mechanic Hany W. L/ntz. Chicago
Privates Elmer L. Tokken, Palermo.
N. !. John T. Hynes, Whitaker, Pa.
i^onei N. Johnson, Mlnot. N. D. Law
rence Marcuzzi, Berwind, W Va. Wil
liam Parsens Warner. Allentown, Pa.
•Morris Weinman, Chicago.
Missing In acton:
Limit. Ptiiltp W. Ftanter, York. S. C.
Oapbttn James N. HW1. Colfax, Iowa.
Of* Canadian List.
OTTAWA. Ont.. May 21.—The fol
lowing Americans are mentioned ,ln
today's Canadian casnalty list:
Died of wounds:
F. Barns, Green Castle, Pa.
Died:
1a A Luke, Dayton, Wyoming.
1U:
W. Q. Wilson, New Castle, Pa.
Missing (believed Wiled):
B. W. Mi*in S3mi Ottx. m.
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IRELAND CALM f:
AFTER ARRESTS
Sixm Fein Members Ask Gov
ernment to Show Proof of
Treasonable German
.• —Plot.
LEADERS ARE IN JAIL
Anxious to Know What Effect
Be Produced on the United
States By
Will
Events.
[By Webb Miner, United Press Staff
Correspondent
DUBLIN, May
21.—Dublin
today is
outwardly still very calm. The
streets are thronged with groups of
men discussing the blow which fell
upon the Sinn Fein when more than
100 arrests were made. It is evident
the government made a clean sweep
of rebel leaders in every community.
It seems to have left the Sinn Feiners
guideless and uncertain what action
to take next, although they immed
iately appointed Alderman Kelly and
John MacNeil to replace DeValer*
and Griffith. Kelly and MacNeil are
of the milder element and are ex
pected to counsel moderation and no
violence.
In their street talk, the Sinn Fein
ers defy the government to show
proof of a German plot for an Irish
uprising, and demand the proof he
quickly •produced.
The more rahid ones savagely ana
onenly avow talk of German inftaew*
is a plot by England to kill Sinn
Felnism.
The ma)orlty of the moderates de
scribe themselves as being anti-ESng
lish. pro-Irish and not pro-German.
"K the government has got the
goods," they saifl, "then weH repud
iate our leaders and get others. How
ever. we do not believe that so
many have been connected with a
German plot.*
Sinn Fein headquarters have re
opened. Officials announced that
eight-four leaders have been arrested
and that they expected more arrests.
The interior of Ireland calm.
Bveoing newepapere demanded the
government produce swoof of its Ger
man claims and charge that, the gov
announced the alleged plot
simultaneous
IT
with the visit of the
labor delegates so as to
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KEOKUK, IOWA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1918
"It Hasn't Reached ME Yet"
man and woman In tba United States are kidding themselves aad ust drifting alone with the
Mas that, "somehow tUi war won't reach MX." If yon wake np and do yaw part NOW It may not reach'
yea. IX yea do not, yog wfll find ft will hit yea and it won't be a gentle tap, either. Ifa a free fbr all,'
anyone oaa gstin that vaate-t*,
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—Tfce! anpre cartoon is from the Kansas Oty Poet, reproduced in The Gate Ctty through the courtesy of the
managing editor of the Post
Blaze Started in Several Spots
at Once, Following Re
ceipt of Threatening
Letters.,
IN THE HEART OP FRISCO
Whole Block Destroyed Including
Fourteen Rats, With
Million Dollar
Loss.
[United Press Leased Wire Service]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 21.—
The plant of the Fowler Airplane
company and a cabinet factory next
door which was making airplane parts
were totally destroyed by fire which
apparently started in several places
at the same time today.
The fire swept the entire block of
wooden structures bounded W
aid. Mission. Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. j)amage was estimated' at
nearly $1,000,000. Fourteen flats
were destroyed.
A nftw shipment of Irish linen to be
used in making airplane wings was
burned op. R&bert Fowler, owner of
the airplane factory, said the linen
was worth fifty thousand dollars.
The L. and E. Broanuel company,
cabinet makers, who were making air
plane parts for Fowler under a gov
ernment sub-contract, have recently
received anonymous threatlng letters.
The Are started about seven a. m.
At nine o'clock it was under control.
Firemen saved some of the machinery
from the Fowter plant
Captain Hall Not Dead.
WIIX before ITa swnr whether they want ta or not.
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WTTH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, May 2j.—(night)—Cap
tain Hall, Colfax, low*, who was
brought down behind the German
Unas, May 7, is alive In a German hos
pital it waa leaned today. He is
tat not
LOOKING FOR AN OPENING
BURIAL SERVICE
OF DEAD AVIATOR
Remains of Major Lnfberry
r.
Laid to Rest in Grassy
Cemetery Back of Wair
HoepitaL
WHILE BIG GUNS BARKED
Over
Fellow Flyers Hovered
and Dropped Flowers on the
Coffin as Chaplain
Prayed.
Press
[By IVank J. Taylor, United
Staff Correspondent.]
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, May 20. (Night.)—Amer
ican and French soldiers paused this
afternoon in the game of war, where
ever possible, to pay homage to Ma
jor Raoul Luflberry, the great Amer-1
ican ace, who was killed in an air I
nm hnld in
Ths funeral vlc©s W4?r© o&id in pj
a hospital within the sound of the 2(K'°°0
big guns. French and American ^rapce.
companies stood at attention while I
an American band played. French
and American aviators were present
in large numbers. A French general
and an American general also paid
tribute to the fallen aviator.
The coffin, draped with an Ameri
can flag, was carried by four French
aviators to a tiny grassy cemetery
•behind the hospital. Infantry com
panies W^fe lined up on one side of
the roed while officers and arriators
were drsrtta up on the other.
in the front lines that a German' Been SlCK Several RLOntbS
plane had been brought down by onej Does Not Improve,
of Tjnflberry*s comrades.
"It's as Rfttml would want it," said
an American airman.
-He'd care far more to have a
Boche brought down than to have
elaborate services in his honor."
Later it was reported that the Ger
man biplane responsible for L*if
berry's death, was brought down by
a French aviator. This has not been
officially established.
The Boobe machine which caused
LufberTy's death came directly tor
S.)
CBy Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent]
WITH THE AMERICANS IN PIC
AROY, May 20 (rWght)—An American
reconnaissance patrol penetrated the
German wires tonight, put an enemy
patrol to flight and returned safely to.
the American lines.
The patrol crept across No Mans
Lad, ata point where the lines are
about 200 yards apart. In the dis
tance the shattered church tower and
Jagged walls of other buildings In Can*
tlgny stood Hke ghosts in the moon
light.
A strong Boehe patrol suddenly at
tempted to surround the Americana,
but scattered when tho latter opened
Are. The American' patrol made Ita
way back wtthotrt losing a man.
The gus+sat aertal aetttrtty con
tinues .day and eight along the front.
Bombs were dropped near tin Ameri
can hoeprital, btrt no one wai injured.
The barking of anti-aircraft guns, the
breaking of shells in the aky and the
hum of airplane motors ia almost con
stant.
Aero as, in the German lines, flash
lights streak the sky, mingling with
the flare and glare of guns.
The unexpected bombardment, In
conjunction with the scheduled re
sumption of the German offensive, haa
not materialized. This morning the
American artillery shelled German po
sitrons and the Boches made only a
slight reply.
Wh'le Testing l-Hs Motor.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMTY IN
LORRAINE, May 20 (night)—Captain
David Peterson, of Honesdale, Pa.,
jumped into his monoplane this morn
ing for a trial spin, to test the motor.
Northeast of Nancy, he spotted a
German biplane. Attacking it. he
forced the Boche to drop behind the
I German lines.
Grave Peterson has officially brought
down five German planes in four days
but as the encounter today was not
witnessed by any others, he does not
get official credit for bagging an
other.
Official Communique.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE. May 21.—The official
communique issued at American head
quarters last night says:
"Except for artillery firing on both
sides in various sectors, there was
nothing new to report today."
First FlHd Artillery.
WASHINGTON, May 21.- -Amer-
lca'a
firet
artillery—arpproxi
meo has
bo®rl
Tt is ,Tm1erstood
form
army oorps of three divisions each,
with Colonel A. W. Bjornstad as cinef
of staff. Major General Hanter Lig
gett le understood to command one
of the army ocwps.
Army officers here, however, be
ll eve that Liggett, being senior, win
A group of American aviators, hov
ering above the grave, showered the
coffin with flowers as the chaplain
completed the rites.
owing the services, a report (jhaiies Warren Fairbanks Has
received from an American observer',
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[United Press Leased Wire Service.]
TNDiAiNAPOLIB, Ind., May 21-—
FVrilowing an examina^on by physic
ians this morning, it was stated that
Charles Warren Fairbanks' condition
was still very serifius.
"There Is no improvement," the
physician announced.
Altlaragh the former vice president
spent a quiet causing members
of the family who were at his bed
side to believe his condition was im-
., THE WEATHER .^, 4
ThimderrshcHTCfrs. Warmer. Lo
cal temp—8 p. m. 70 &4U m. 62.
Bombs Dropped Near American Hospital by
German Aviators* But no One
Was Injured.
BOGHE PATROL IS PUT JD FU^HT
Captain Norman Hall of Colfax, Iowa, Not
Dead, But Lies Wounded in Prus
sian Hospital.
The American
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command the field army asd Major
General Chas. T. Meoher, who haa
been oomsnanl8r of the rainbow di
vision, will command one of the
army corps.
The present arrangement, aoooad*
ing to information here is provision
al in order to try out plans at crpm
izatton which heretofore hawe been
theoretical so far as the American
army is concerned. Otangss may be
made In the size and arrangement of
the unit and also in the command
era.
Field armies, it Is pointed out. are
not of atrsngth bat are re
arranged Cram tine to time aa strat
egical considerations dketate. Star of
fensive operations a Odd amy gen
erally ia augmented by the adrtlttoa
of several dlitaln—
OIiMum.
Descending in No Man'B Land, he
unstrapped himself from his seat and
crawled into a shell hole.
A German battery firing at his dis
abled machine, scored a direct hit
and smashed it. The captain, sur
rounded by bursting shrapnel, drag
ged himself from crater to crater un
til he reached the allied front lines,
near the Juncture of the Belgian and
British armies.
The aviator was taken to a hospital
where he is reported doing fine.
French troops attacking brilliantly
near the Belgian border last night re-
(Corrtlrmed on page 2.)
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION
proved, Che physicians declare that
he was in an extremely critical con
dition.
Fairbanks ba« been ill for several
months at his home here. His con
dition has been serious for several
days. He was very near death Sun
day but the fact had been kept secret
until his condition showed some tm
proveenent-
HHs children, Fred and Warren'
Fairbanks, and Mrs. John W. Tim
mo ns, are at the bedside.
Dr. J. C. MacDooaW. who has been
attending the former vice president,
indicated that there was little hope
for recovery. The physician and
family refused to make any state
ment regarding the nature of the
disease, but it is understood to be
Brlght's disease.
\.sj
«X whidi
It la aAdamtood tnere will be
to a oorps, consist of
men. In addition,
corps has some MvOOO
—heavy artillery and signal battal
ions, field artillery, cawahy and pk
near regiments and aero eqnadrms—•
making each cor^js approdmately
100,000 men.
Unless the British army Is greatly
rertnlorced in the nest tan or liven
months it is likely that by August 1,
the namiber of United States troops
In France will closely approximate
the size of Haig'a ftoreea now facing
the Germans.
This startling rwelsOcn of gigan
tic strides being made by this oo«n
try In putting men on the firing line
rmmm today froan anthodtatlve cir
cles here.
Brigading of American troops with
the British continues. Presumably
men from the national army are the
ones used to tatoe their places with
the British.
Formation of tjhe field army is ao
compllshed by use of seasoned troops
which have'been in France for a long
Period.
American Aviators.
[By Wm. Philip Slmms, United Press
StafT Correspondent]
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. May 20.—An American
aviator, a captain from the region of
Philadelphia, fought the Germans
over the lines east of Tpres, with his
leg broken by a machine gnn ballet,
until his engine was disabled.
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